Lot 187 German Offices in the Levant #37, 42 1907 (April 22), registered cover from Beirut to Ancon, Canal Zone, franked with 20 Para on 10Pfg carmine and 2½Pi on 50Pfg purple & black Germania issues, each tied by “BEIRUT DEUTSCHE POST” single-circle cancellations, New York (12 May) double-oval transit markings on reverse, with violet circular Ancon, Canal Zone (24 May) receiver and red registration marking (28 May) on front, a fine example to a unusual destination. (Sc. #43, 49; Mi. #37, 42). Sold for C$375.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Canal Zone
Lot 1312, 1931 SCADTA cover, Vancouver to Baranquilla Colombia
Lot 1312 1931 SCADTA Air Mail Cover to Col0mbia, this cover is franked with SCADTA #C55 and #C58 which were intended for internal use only, and are very rare on international incoming mail. Mailed from Vancouver on MAY.26.1931, arrived Barranquilla on JUN.3 and Girardot on same day (receiver on back). There is a Canal Zone stamp at left, uncancelled even though mail would have gone through via Canal Zone. A very fine and scarce cover. Estimate C$300.
Lot 1575, United States Possessions collection in album, sold for C$1,228
Lot 1575 United States Possessions, mostly Mint Collection in an Album, all on Mystic pages, starts off with Hawaii, noting #s 10S, 11S, 24-26 (unused, $1,050), 34 (hinged), almost complete first Provisional Government overprint issues (mostly hinged), O1-6 (hinged) and many more; Guam with #E1 (hinged) and a few more; Shanghai with #s K1-K15, K17, K18 (assumed all hinged, $1,685); Canal Zone with #s 1 (hinged, $650, looks ok, see scan), and many more, including good back of the book; Philippines with a good representation up to about 1940 (back of the book continues to the 1960s), and more. A clean and respectable collection, which might yield some surprises in the overprint types, shades, etc, overall fine or better. Scans only show a small portion, so viewing is recommended. Estimate $600, sold for C$1,050.00 pus 17% buyer’s premium.